EP3914109A1 - Système de génération d'aérosol - Google Patents

Système de génération d'aérosol

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EP3914109A1
EP3914109A1 EP20849875.8A EP20849875A EP3914109A1 EP 3914109 A1 EP3914109 A1 EP 3914109A1 EP 20849875 A EP20849875 A EP 20849875A EP 3914109 A1 EP3914109 A1 EP 3914109A1
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Prior art keywords
susceptor
cigarette
aerosol generating
nicotine
cavity
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EP3914109A4 (fr
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In Su Park
Sung Jong Ki
Young Joong Kim
John Tae Lee
Sun Hwan JUNG
Eun Mi Jeoung
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KT&G Corp
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KT&G Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
    • A24F40/46—Shape or structure of electric heating means
    • A24F40/465—Shape or structure of electric heating means specially adapted for induction heating
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
    • A24D1/20—Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/17—Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/20—Devices using solid inhalable precursors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/50—Control or monitoring
    • A24F40/51—Arrangement of sensors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/50—Control or monitoring
    • A24F40/57—Temperature control
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F47/00—Smokers' requisites not otherwise provided for
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/02—Induction heating
    • H05B6/10—Induction heating apparatus, other than furnaces, for specific applications
    • H05B6/105—Induction heating apparatus, other than furnaces, for specific applications using a susceptor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/02—Induction heating
    • H05B6/36—Coil arrangements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/30—Devices using two or more structurally separated inhalable precursors, e.g. using two liquid precursors in two cartridges

Definitions

  • One or more embodiments relate to an aerosol generating system.
  • an induction heating method using an induction coil and a susceptor is widely used to heat an aerosol generating material.
  • some aerosol generating devices generate aerosol by simultaneously heating a plurality of materials and/or a plurality of areas of a cigarette to improve a taste and/or amount of vapor.
  • an aerosol generating system may include: a cavity accommodating at least a portion of a cigarette; and an induction coil located around the cavity to generate an alternating magnetic field, wherein a first susceptor and a second susceptor located along a longitudinal direction of the cavity are heated at different temperatures by the induction coil to heat the cigarette.
  • the first and second susceptors may be included in a cigarette.
  • the cigarette may include: a nicotine transfer section including a first susceptor; a nicotine generating section connected to a downstream end of the nicotine transfer section and including a second susceptor; and a filter unit connected to a downstream end of the nicotine generating section.
  • a plurality of materials and/or a plurality of areas of a cigarette may be heated at different temperatures by an induction heating method using a single induction coil and a plurality of susceptors formed of different materials or having different specifications.
  • FIGS. 1 through 3 are diagrams showing examples in which a cigarette is inserted into an aerosol generating device.
  • FIG. 4 is a view illustrating an example of an aerosol generating system using an induction heating method, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a view illustrating an example of a cigarette according to an embodiment.
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B are views illustrating an example of an aerosol generating system including a plurality of susceptors, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an aerosol generating device according to an embodiment.
  • an aerosol generating system may include: a cavity that accommodates at least a portion of a cigarette; an induction coil located around the cavity and configured to generate an alternating magnetic field; and a plurality of susceptors configured to be heated at different temperatures by the alternating magnetic field.
  • the expression, "at least one of a, b, and c,” should be understood as including only a, only b, only c, both a and b, both a and c, both b and c, or all of a, b, and c.
  • upstream and downstream may indicate relative locations of segments constituting a cigarette.
  • a cigarette includes an upstream end (i.e., a portion through which air is introduced) and a downstream end (i.e., a portion through which air is discharged) opposite to the upstream end.
  • upstream end i.e., a portion through which air is introduced
  • downstream end i.e., a portion through which air is discharged
  • a user may hold the downstream end by the mouth.
  • FIGS. 1 through 3 are diagrams showing examples in which a cigarette is inserted into an aerosol generating device.
  • the aerosol generating device 1 may include a battery 11, a controller 12, and a heater 13. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, an aerosol generating device 1 further includes a vaporizer 14. Also, a cigarette 2 may be inserted into an inner space of the aerosol generating device 1.
  • FIGS. 1-3 only illustrate certain components of the aerosol generating device 1, which are related to the present embodiment. Therefore, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art related to the present embodiment that other general-purpose components may be further included in the aerosol generating device 1, in addition to the components illustrated in FIG. 1-3.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate that the aerosol generating device 1 includes the heater 13. However, as necessary, the heater 13 may be omitted.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates that the battery 11, the controller 12, and the heater 13 are arranged in series.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates that the battery 11, the controller 12, the vaporizer 14, and the heater 13 are arranged in series.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates that the vaporizer 14 and the heater 13 are arranged in parallel.
  • the internal structure of the aerosol generating device 1 is not limited to the structures illustrated in FIGS. 1-3. In other words, according to the design of the aerosol generating device 1, the battery 11, the controller 12, the vaporizer 14, and the heater 13 may be differently arranged.
  • the aerosol generating device 1 may operate the heater 13 and/or the vaporizer 14 to generate aerosol.
  • the aerosol generated by the heater 13 and/or the vaporizer 14 is delivered to the user by passing through the cigarette 2.
  • the aerosol generating device 1 may heat the heater 13.
  • the battery 11 may supply power to be used for the aerosol generating device 1 to operate.
  • the battery 11 may supply power to heat the heater 13 or the vaporizer 14 and may supply power for operating the controller 12.
  • the battery 11 may supply power for operations of a display, a sensor, a motor, etc. mounted in the aerosol generating device 1.
  • the controller 12 may generally control operations of the aerosol generating device 1. In detail, the controller 12 may control not only operations of the battery 11, the heater 13, and the vaporizer 14, but also operations of other components included in the aerosol generating device 1. Also, the controller 12 may check a state of each of the components of the aerosol generating device 1 to determine whether or not the aerosol generating device 1 is able to operate.
  • the controller 12 may include at least one processor.
  • a processor can be implemented as an array of a plurality of logic gates or can be implemented as a combination of a microprocessor and a memory in which a program executable in the microprocessor is stored. It will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the processor can be implemented in other forms of hardware.
  • the heater 13 is heated by power supplied from the battery 11.
  • the heater 13 may be located inside or outside the cigarette 2.
  • the heated heater 13 may increase a temperature of an aerosol generating material in the cigarette 2.
  • the heater 13 may include an electro-resistive heater.
  • the heater 13 may include an electrically conductive track, and the heater 13 may be heated when currents flow through the electrically conductive track.
  • the heater 13 is not limited to the example described above and may include all heaters which may be heated to a desired temperature.
  • the desired temperature may be pre-set in the aerosol generating device 1 or may be set as a temperature desired by a user.
  • the heater 13 may include an induction heater.
  • the heater 13 may include an electrically conductive coil for heating a cigarette in an induction heating method, and the cigarette may include a susceptor which may be heated by the induction heater.
  • the heater 13 may include a tube-type heating element, a plate-type heating element, a needle-type heating element, or a rod-type heating element, and may heat the inside or the outside of the cigarette 2, according to the shape of the heating element.
  • the aerosol generating device 1 may include a plurality of heaters 13.
  • the plurality of heaters 13 may be inserted into the cigarette 2 or may be arranged outside the cigarette 2. Also, some of the plurality of heaters 13 may be inserted into the cigarette 2, and the others may be arranged outside the cigarette 2.
  • the shape of the heater 13 is not limited to the shape illustrated in FIGS. 1-3, and may include various shapes.
  • the vaporizer 14 may generate aerosol by heating a liquid composition and the generated aerosol may pass through the cigarette 2 to be delivered to a user.
  • the aerosol generated via the vaporizer 14 may move along an air flow passage of the aerosol generating device 1 and the air flow passage may be configured such that the aerosol generated via the vaporizer 14 passes through the cigarette 2 to be delivered to the user.
  • the vaporizer 14 may include a liquid storage, a liquid delivery element, and a heating element, but it is not limited thereto.
  • the liquid storage, the liquid delivery element, and the heating element may be included in the aerosol generating device 1 as independent modules.
  • the liquid storage may store a liquid composition.
  • the liquid composition may be a liquid including a tobacco-containing material having a volatile tobacco flavor component, or a liquid including a non-tobacco material.
  • the liquid storage may be formed to be detachable from the vaporizer 14 or may be formed integrally with the vaporizer 14.
  • the liquid composition may include water, a solvent, ethanol, plant extract, spices, flavorings, or a vitamin mixture.
  • the spices may include menthol, peppermint, spearmint oil, and various fruit-flavored ingredients, but are not limited thereto.
  • the flavorings may include ingredients capable of providing various flavors or tastes to a user.
  • Vitamin mixtures may be a mixture of at least one of vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, and vitamin E, but are not limited thereto.
  • the liquid composition may include an aerosol forming substance, such as glycerin and propylene glycol.
  • the liquid delivery element may deliver the liquid composition of the liquid storage to the heating element.
  • the liquid delivery element may be a wick such as cotton fiber, ceramic fiber, glass fiber, or porous ceramic, but is not limited thereto.
  • the heating element is an element for heating the liquid composition delivered by the liquid delivery element.
  • the heating element may be a metal heating wire, a metal hot plate, a ceramic heater, or the like, but is not limited thereto.
  • the heating element may include a conductive filament such as nichrome wire and may be positioned as being wound around the liquid delivery element. The heating element may be heated by a current supply and may transfer heat to the liquid composition in contact with the heating element, thereby heating the liquid composition. As a result, aerosol may be generated.
  • the vaporizer 14 may be referred to as a cartomizer or an atomizer, but it is not limited thereto.
  • the aerosol generating device 1 may further include other components in addition to the battery 11, the controller 12, the heater 13, and the vaporizer 14.
  • the aerosol generating device 1 may include a display capable of outputting visual information and/or a motor for outputting haptic information.
  • the aerosol generating device 1 may include at least one sensor (e.g., a puff detecting sensor, a temperature detecting sensor, a cigarette insertion detecting sensor, etc.).
  • the aerosol generating device 1 may be formed as a structure where, even when the cigarette 2 is inserted into the aerosol generating device 1, external air may be introduced or internal air may be discharged.
  • the aerosol generating device 1 and an additional cradle may form together a system.
  • the cradle may be used to charge the battery 11 of the aerosol generating device 1.
  • the heater 13 may be heated when the cradle and the aerosol generating device 1 are coupled to each other.
  • the cigarette 2 may be similar to a general combustive cigarette.
  • the cigarette 2 may be divided into a first portion including an aerosol generating material and a second portion including a filter, etc.
  • the second portion of the cigarette 2 may also include an aerosol generating material.
  • an aerosol generating material made in the form of granules or capsules may be inserted into the second portion.
  • the entire first portion may be inserted into the aerosol generating device 1, and the second portion may be exposed to the outside.
  • only a portion of the first portion may be inserted into the aerosol generating device 1, or a portion of the first portion and a portion of the second portion may be inserted into the aerosol generating device 1.
  • the user may puff aerosol while holding the second portion by the mouth of the user. In this case, the aerosol is generated by the external air passing through the first portion, and the generated aerosol passes through the second portion and is delivered to the user's mouth.
  • the external air may flow into at least one air passage formed in the aerosol generating device 1.
  • opening and closing of the air passage and/or a size of the air passage may be adjusted by the user. Accordingly, the amount and quality of vapor may be adjusted by the user.
  • the external air may flow into the cigarette 2 through at least one hole formed in a surface of the cigarette 2.
  • FIG. 4 is a view illustrating an example of an aerosol generating system using an induction heating method, according to an embodiment.
  • an aerosol generating device 1 includes a battery 11, a controller 12, an induction coil 41, and a susceptor 42. Also, at least a portion of a cigarette 2 may be accommodated in a cavity 43 of the aerosol generating device 1.
  • the aerosol generating device 1 illustrated in FIG. 4 shows elements related to the present embodiment. Therefore, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art related to the present embodiment that the aerosol generating device 1 may further include other elements in addition to the elements illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • the induction coil 41 may be located around the cavity 43.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates that the induction coil 41 is arranged to surround the susceptor 42 and the cavity 43 but is not limited thereto.
  • the aerosol generating device 1 may supply power to the induction coil 41 such that the induction coil 41 may generate an alternating magnetic field. As the alternating magnetic field generated by the induction coil 41 passes through the susceptor 42, the susceptor 42 may be heated. An aerosol generating material in the cigarette 2 may be heated by the heated susceptor 42 such that aerosol may be generated. The generated aerosol passes through the cigarette 2 and is delivered to a user.
  • the battery 11 supplies power used to operate the aerosol generating device 1.
  • the battery 11 may supply power such that the induction coil 41 may generate the alternating magnetic field and may supply power needed for operating the controller 12.
  • the battery 11 may supply power needed for operating a display, a sensor, a motor, and the like installed in the aerosol generating device 1.
  • the controller 12 controls an overall operation of the aerosol generating device 1.
  • the controller 12 controls operations of other elements included in the aerosol generating device 1, as well as operations of the battery 11 and the induction coil 41.
  • the controller 12 may determine whether or not the aerosol generating device 1 is in an operable state by checking states of respective elements of the aerosol generating device 1.
  • the induction coil 41 may be an electrically conductive coil that generates an alternating magnetic field by power supplied from the battery 11.
  • the induction coil 41 may be arranged to surround at least a portion of the cavity 43.
  • the alternating magnetic field generated by the induction coil 41 may be applied to the susceptor 42 arranged at an inner end of the cavity 43.
  • the susceptor 42 may be heated as the alternating magnetic field generated by the induction coil 41 passes through the susceptor 42 and may include metal or carbon.
  • the susceptor 42 may include at least one of ferrite, a ferromagnetic alloy, stainless steel, and aluminum.
  • the susceptor 42 may include at least one of graphite, molybdenum, silicon carbide, niobium, a nickel alloy, a metal film, ceramic such as zirconia, transition metal such as nickel (Ni) or cobalt (Co), and metalloid such as boron (B) or phosphorus (P).
  • the susceptor 42 is not limited to the example illustrated above and may include any other susceptors that may be heated to a desired temperature by an alternating magnetic field applied thereto.
  • the desired temperature may be preset in the aerosol generating device 1 or may be set manually by a user.
  • the susceptor 42 When the cigarette 2 is accommodated in the cavity 43 of the aerosol generating device 1, the susceptor 42 may be located inside the cigarette 2. Therefore, the heated susceptor 42 may raise a temperature of the aerosol generating material in the cigarette 2.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates that the susceptor 42 is inserted into the cigarette 2 but is not limited thereto.
  • the susceptor 42 may include a tube-type heating element, a plate-type heating element, a needle-type heating element, or a rod-type heating element and may heat an inside or an outside of the cigarette 2 according to a shape of a heating element.
  • the aerosol generating device 1 may include a plurality of susceptors 42 arranged therein.
  • the plurality of susceptors 42 may be arranged to be inserted into the cigarette 2 or may be arranged outside the cigarette 2.
  • some of the plurality of susceptors 42 may be arranged to be inserted into the cigarette 2, and the others may be arranged outside the cigarette 2.
  • the shape of the susceptor 42 is not limited to the shape illustrated in FIG. 4 and may be manufactured in various shapes.
  • FIG. 5 is a view illustrating an example of a cigarette according to an embodiment.
  • a cigarette 500 includes a nicotine transfer section 510, a nicotine generating section 520, and a filter unit.
  • the filter unit includes a cooling section 530 and a mouth filter 540. As needed, the filter unit may further include a segment performing another function.
  • the nicotine transfer section 510 includes an aerosol generating material.
  • the nicotine transfer section 510 may include at least one of glycerin, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, and oleyl alcohol but is not limited thereto.
  • the nicotine transfer section 510 may be heated such that aerosol may be generated.
  • the nicotine generating section 520 includes a tobacco material including nicotine.
  • the nicotine generating section 520 may include a tobacco material such as tobacco leaves, a reconstituted tobacco, and tobacco granules.
  • the nicotine generating section 520 may be formed as a sheet, a strand, or a pipe tobacco which is formed of tiny bits cut from a tobacco sheet.
  • the cooling section 530 cools aerosol generated by heating at least one of the nicotine transfer section 510 and the nicotine generating section 520. Therefore, a user may puff the aerosol at an appropriate temperature.
  • the cooling section 530 may be a hollow-type cellulose acetate filter. In another embodiment, the cooling section 530 may be a filter formed of a polymer fiber.
  • the cooling section 530 may be formed of a woven polymer fiber or a crimped polymer sheet.
  • the polymer may be formed of a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polylactic acid (PLA), cellulose acetate (CA), and aluminum foil.
  • the mouth filter 540 may be a cellulose acetate filter.
  • the mouth filter 540 may be a cylindrical type or a tube type having a hollow inside. Also, the mouth filter 540 may be a recessed type.
  • the mouth filter 540 may include at least one capsule.
  • the capsule may generate a flavor and/or aerosol.
  • the capsule may have a configuration in which a liquid including a flavoring material is wrapped with a film.
  • the capsule may have a spherical or cylindrical shape but is not limited thereto.
  • the aerosol generated by the nicotine transfer section 510 and the nicotine generating section 520 is cooled by passing through the cooling section 530, and the cooled aerosol is delivered to the user through the mouth filter 540. Therefore, when a flavoring element is added to the mouth filter 540, the persistence of flavors delivered to the user may be enhanced.
  • the cigarette 500 may be packaged by at least one wrapper.
  • the wrapper may have at least one hole through which external air may be introduced or internal air may be discharged.
  • the cigarette 500 may be packaged by one wrapper.
  • the cigarette 500 may be doubly packaged by two or more wrappers.
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B are views illustrating an example of an aerosol generating system including a plurality of susceptors, according to an embodiment.
  • the aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating device 1 and a cigarette 2.
  • the aerosol generating device 1 may include a battery 11, a controller 12, an induction coil 630, a first susceptor 621, a second susceptor 622, and a cavity 640.
  • the cigarette 2 may include a nicotine transfer section 611, a nicotine generating section 612, a cooling section 613, and a mouth filter 614.
  • other elements may be further included in addition to the elements illustrated in FIGS. 6A and 6B.
  • the aerosol generating device 1 may supply power to the induction coil 630 from the battery 11 such that the induction coil 630 may generate an alternating magnetic field.
  • the alternating magnetic field generated by the induction coil 630 passes through the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622, the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 may respectively heat the nicotine transfer section 611 and the nicotine generating section 612.
  • FIG. 6A illustrates the aerosol generating system including the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 that are elongated and arranged in series along the longitudinal direction of the cigarette 2.
  • the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 may be part of the aerosol generating device 1.
  • the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 may extend along a longitudinal direction of the cavity 640 from a support portion 641 formed at an inner end of the cavity 640, as illustrated in FIG. 6A.
  • the cigarette 2 may include the nicotine transfer section 611 and the nicotine generating section 612 connected to a downstream end of the nicotine transfer section 611.
  • the nicotine transfer section 611 includes a moisturizer (e.g., glycerin, propylene glycol, or the like), and aerosol may be generated as the nicotine transfer section 611 is heated.
  • the nicotine generating section 612 includes a tobacco material (e.g., tobacco leaves, a reconstituted tobacco, tobacco granules, or the like) including nicotine, and nicotine is generated as the nicotine generating section 612 is heated.
  • heating temperatures of the nicotine transfer section 611 and the nicotine generating section 612 for providing a user with a best tobacco taste may be different.
  • the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 may be inserted into the cigarette 2.
  • the first susceptor 621 may be located inside the nicotine transfer section 611
  • the second susceptor 622 may be located inside the nicotine generating section 612.
  • heating temperatures of the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 may be different.
  • first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 may be formed of different materials.
  • first susceptor 621 may be formed of ferrite
  • second susceptor 622 may be formed of stainless steel.
  • first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 may be formed of the same material having different specifications.
  • the specifications may include length, thickness, density, mass, volume, and the like of susceptors, but are not limited thereto.
  • both the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 may be formed of SUS3 series, but lengths and/or thickness of the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 may be different from each other.
  • first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 are formed of different materials or the same material having different specifications, when the alternating magnetic field generated by the single induction coil 630 passes through the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622, heating temperatures of the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 may be different.
  • a temperature at which the first susceptor 621 heats the nicotine transfer section 611 may be 30 °C to 100 °C higher than a temperature at which the second susceptor 622 heats the nicotine generating section 612.
  • the temperature at which the first susceptor 621 heats the nicotine transfer section 611 may be 50 °C to 80 °C higher than the temperature at which the second susceptor 622 heats the nicotine generating section 612.
  • the nicotine transfer section 611 may be heated at 180 °C to 250 °C by the first susceptor 621, and the nicotine generating section 612 may be heated at 150 °C to 200 °C by the second susceptor 622.
  • optimal heating temperatures of the nicotine transfer section 611 and the nicotine generating section 612 may vary according to a type, a composition ratio, and the like of a material constituting each segment.
  • the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 may be part of the cigarette 2.
  • the nicotine transfer section 611 and the nicotine generating section 612 of the cigarette 2 may respectively include therein the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 that are elongated.
  • the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 may extend along a longitudinal direction of the cigarette 2.
  • the first susceptor 621 and the second susceptor 622 may be connected to each other to form a single heating body or may be separated from each other to be respectively located inside the nicotine transfer section 611 and the nicotine generating section 612.
  • FIG. 6B illustrates an aerosol generating system including a first susceptor 661 and a second susceptor 662 that are cylindrical.
  • FIG. 6B For convenience of description, the same description of FIG. 6B as that of FIG. 6A will be omitted.
  • the first susceptor 661 and the second susceptor 662 may be part of the aerosol generating device 1.
  • the first susceptor 661 and the second susceptor 662 may extend in a longitudinal direction of a cavity 640 along an inner wall 642 forming the cavity 640, as illustrated in FIG. 6B.
  • the first susceptor 661 and the second susceptor 662 may be located to surround an outside of the cigarette 2.
  • the first susceptor 661 may be located at a position corresponding to a nicotine transfer section 611
  • the second susceptor 662 may be located at a position corresponding to a nicotine generating section 662.
  • heating temperatures of the first susceptor 661 and the second susceptor 662 may be different.
  • the first susceptor 661 and the second susceptor 662 may be formed of different materials or the same material having different specifications, so that the first susceptor 661 and the second susceptor 662 may be heated at different temperatures when an alternating magnetic field generated by a single induction coil 630 passes through the first susceptor 661 and the second susceptor 662.
  • the first susceptor 661 and the second susceptor 662 may be part of the cigarette 2.
  • the first susceptor 661 and the second susceptor 662 may extend along an outer surface of the cigarette 2.
  • the first susceptor 661 and the second susceptor 662 may be located to respectively surround the nicotine transfer section 611 and the nicotine generating section 612.
  • the first susceptor 661 and the second susceptor 662 may be packaged by at least one wrapper.
  • first susceptor 661 and the second susceptor 662 are part of the cigarette 2
  • the first susceptor 661 and the second susceptor 662 may be connected to each other to form a single heating body or may be separated from each other to be respectively located at positions corresponding to the nicotine transfer section 611 and the nicotine generating section 612.
  • FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an aerosol generating device according to an embodiment.
  • an aerosol generating device 700 may include a controller 710, a heater 720, a battery 730, a memory 740, a sensor 750, and an interface 760.
  • an internal structure of the aerosol generating device 700 is not limited to the example illustrated in FIG. 7. It will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art related to the present embodiment that, according to a design of the aerosol generating device 700, some of the hardware configuration illustrated in FIG. 7 may be omitted or new elements may be further added.
  • the heater 720 is electrically heated by power supplied from the battery 730 under control of the controller 710.
  • the heater 720 is located inside an accommodation passage of the aerosol generating device 700 accommodating a cigarette. As the cigarette is inserted through an insertion hole of the aerosol generating device 700 from the outside and then moves along the accommodation passage, one end of the cigarette may be inserted into the heater 720. Therefore, the heated heater 720 may raise a temperature of an aerosol generating material in the cigarette.
  • the heater 720 may include any types of heaters that may be inserted into a cigarette.
  • the heater 720 may include a heat source and a heat transfer object.
  • the heat source of the heater 720 may be manufactured in a film shape having an electro-resistive pattern, and the film-shaped heater 720 may be arranged to surround at least a portion of an outer surface of the heat transfer object (e.g., a heat transfer tube).
  • the heat transfer object may include a metal material capable of transferring heat, such as aluminum or stainless steel, an alloy material, a carbon or ceramic material, or the like.
  • a metal material capable of transferring heat such as aluminum or stainless steel, an alloy material, a carbon or ceramic material, or the like.
  • the aerosol generating device 700 may include an additional temperature detecting sensor.
  • the heater 720 may also function as a temperature detecting sensor.
  • the aerosol generating device 700 may further include an additional temperature detecting sensor.
  • a temperature detecting sensor may be arranged on the heater 720 in the form of a conductive track or element.
  • resistance R may be determined.
  • the temperature detecting sensor may measure a temperature T by Equation 1 below:
  • R denotes a current resistance value of the temperature detecting sensor
  • R0 denotes a resistance value at a temperature T0 (e.g., 0 °C)
  • ⁇ denotes a resistance temperature coefficient of the temperature detecting sensor. Since a conductive material (e.g., metal) has a unique resistance temperature coefficient, ⁇ may be preset according to a conductive material constituting the temperature detecting sensor. Therefore, once the resistance R of the temperature detecting sensor is determined, the temperature T of the temperature detecting sensor may be calculated by Equation 1 above.
  • the controller 710 is hardware controlling an overall operation of the aerosol generating device 700.
  • the controller 710 is an integrated circuit that is embodied as a processing unit such as a microprocessor or a microcontroller.
  • the controller 710 analyzes a sensing result from the sensor 750 and controls processes to be subsequently processed.
  • the controller 710 may start or stop supplying power to the heater 720 from the battery 730 according to the sensing result. Also, the controller 710 may control the amount of power supplied to the heater 720 and a time when power is supplied to the heater 720 such that the heater 720 may be heated to a preset temperature or may maintain an appropriate temperature.
  • the controller 710 may process various types of input information and output information of the interface 760.
  • the controller 710 may control smoking-related functions of the aerosol generating device 700 to count the number of puffs taken on the aerosol generating device 700 and limit smoking of the user according to the counting result.
  • the memory 740 may be hardware storing various types of data processed in the aerosol generating device 700.
  • the memory 740 may store pieces of data processed by the controller 710 and pieces of data to be processed by the controller 710.
  • the memory 740 may be embodied as various types, such as random access memory (RAM) such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), and electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM).
  • RAM random access memory
  • DRAM dynamic random access memory
  • SRAM static random access memory
  • ROM read-only memory
  • EEPROM electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
  • the memory 740 may store data about a smoking pattern of a user such as a smoking time and the number of smoking. Also, the memory 740 may store data related to a change value of a reference temperature when the cigarette is accommodated in the accommodation passage.
  • the memory 740 may store a plurality of temperature correction algorithms.
  • the battery 730 supplies power used to operate the aerosol generating device 700.
  • the battery 730 may supply power such that the heater 720 may be heated.
  • the battery 730 may supply power needed for operations of other pieces of hardware, the controller 710, the sensor 750, and the interface 760 provided in the aerosol generating device 700.
  • the battery 730 may be a lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery but is not limited thereto, and thus may be formed as a lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2) battery, a lithium titanate battery, or the like.
  • the battery 730 may be a rechargeable battery or a disposable battery.
  • the sensor 750 may include various types of sensors such as a puff detecting sensor (e.g., a temperature detecting sensor, a flow detecting sensor, a position detecting sensor, or the like), a cigarette insertion detecting sensor, a temperature detecting sensor of the heater 720, and a cigarette reuse detecting sensor.
  • a sensing result of the sensor 750 may be transmitted to the controller 710, and the controller 710 may control the aerosol generating device 700 to thereby perform various functions, such as controlling a heater temperature, limiting smoking, determining whether or not a cigarette is inserted, displaying a notification, and determining whether or not the cigarette is reused, according to the sensing result.
  • the interface 760 may include various types of interfacing elements such as a display or lamp outputting visual information, a motor outputting tactile information, a speaker outputting sound information, input/output (I/O) interfacing elements (e.g., a button and a touch screen) receiving information input from the user or outputting information to the user, terminals performing data communication or supplied with charging power, and a communication interfacing module performing wireless communication (e.g., WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, Bluetooth, Near-Field Communication (NFC), or the like) with an external device.
  • wireless communication e.g., WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, Bluetooth, Near-Field Communication (NFC), or the like
  • the aerosol generating device 700 may be embodied by selecting merely some of various interfacing elements illustrated above.
  • the aerosol generating device 700 may further include a vaporizer (not shown).
  • the vaporizer (not shown) may include a liquid storage, a liquid delivery element, and a heating element heating a liquid.
  • the liquid storage may store a liquid composition.
  • the liquid composition may be a liquid including a tobacco-including material having a volatile tobacco flavor component or a liquid including a non-tobacco material.
  • the liquid storage may be formed to be detachable from the vaporizer (not shown) or may be formed integrally with the vaporizer (not shown).
  • the liquid composition may include water, a solvent, ethanol, plant extract, spices, flavorings, or a vitamin mixture.
  • the spices may include menthol, peppermint, spearmint oil, and various fruit-flavored ingredients but are not limited thereto.
  • the flavorings may include ingredients capable of providing various flavors or tastes to a user.
  • Vitamin mixtures may be a mixture of at least one of vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, and vitamin E, but are not limited thereto.
  • the liquid composition may include an aerosol forming substance, such as glycerin and propylene glycol.
  • the liquid delivery element may deliver the liquid composition of the liquid storage to the heating element.
  • the liquid delivery element may be a wick such as cotton fiber, ceramic fiber, glass fiber, or porous ceramic, but is not limited thereto.
  • the heating element is an element for heating the liquid composition delivered by the liquid delivery element.
  • the heating element may be a metal heating wire, a metal hot plate, a ceramic heater, or the like, but is not limited thereto.
  • the heating element may include a conductive filament such as nichrome wire and may be positioned as being wound around the liquid delivery element. The heating element may be heated by a current supply and may transfer heat to the liquid composition in contact with the heating element, thereby heating the liquid composition. As a result, aerosol may be generated.
  • the vaporizer (not shown) may be referred to as a cartomizer or an atomizer but is not limited thereto.
  • At least one of the components, elements, modules or units represented by a block in the drawings such as the controller 12, the controller 810, and the interface 860 in FIGs. 1-4, 6A, 6B, and 7 may be embodied as various numbers of hardware, software and/or firmware structures that execute respective functions described above, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • at least one of these components may use a direct circuit structure, such as a memory, a processor, a logic circuit, a look-up table, etc. that may execute the respective functions through controls of one or more microprocessors or other control apparatuses.
  • At least one of these components may be specifically embodied by a module, a program, or a part of code, which contains one or more executable instructions for performing specified logic functions, and executed by one or more microprocessors or other control apparatuses.
  • at least one of these components may include or may be implemented by a processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) that performs the respective functions, a microprocessor, or the like. Two or more of these components may be combined into one single component which performs all operations or functions of the combined two or more components. Also, at least part of functions of at least one of these components may be performed by another of these components.
  • a bus is not illustrated in the above block diagrams, communication between the components may be performed through the bus. Functional aspects of the above exemplary embodiments may be implemented in algorithms that execute on one or more processors.
  • the components represented by a block or processing steps may employ any number of related art techniques for electronics configuration, signal processing and/or control, data processing and the like.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un système de génération d'aérosol qui comprend : une cavité accueillant au moins une partie d'une cigarette ; et une bobine d'induction située autour de la cavité pour générer un champ magnétique alternatif, un premier suscepteur et un second suscepteur disposés en série le long d'une direction longitudinale de la cavité étant chauffés à différentes températures par la bobine d'induction pour chauffer la cigarette.
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